Horse-collar.



W5 a I I H0. 892,711. PATENTED JULY '7, 1908.

J. H. ononss.

HORSE COLLAR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. 1907.

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Quorum PATENTED JULY 7, 1908.

J. H. GROUSE. HORSE COLLAR. APPLICATION FILED MAR.22. 1907.

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JOHN H. GROUSE, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK.

HORSE-COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July '7, 1908.

Application filed March 22, 1907. Serial No. 363,858.

' 4 Another object of my invention is to provide a curved spring wire frame for a horse collar and to provide a detachable pad to be secured to said frame, thus providing-a light cool and substantial collar.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a spring wire frame or foundation for horse collars having extending braces against which the hame is adapted to bear.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the metal frame work of a horse collar made in accordance with my invention, said figure illustrating one half of the collar with a portion of the other half broken away. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail side view of the metal frame work of the collar, the pad being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a pers ectiveview of a portion of the metal founc ation of the collar and showing a section of a hame in dotted lines connected thereto. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one member of the clip designed for holding the hame braces in place. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the blank for a metal clip for holding the wire arms in place. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a doublewasher for securing the pad to the metal collar frame. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the collar fastener. Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 88, Fig. 2, and showing the hame in dotted lines.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more particular description of my invention, the numeral 1 designates the longitudi nal wire which forms the outer edge of the horse collar frame, and 2 designates the wire sections securedat-their terminal ends to the wire 1 by means of eyes 3 bent around said wire-1, as shown more particularly in Fig. 2. The wire sections 3 are each composed of two arms or members 4 connected by a crown or bar 5, said arms or members 4 being curved to substantially conform to the shape of the shoulder and withers of a horse. To hold the wire sections 2 in proper relative ositions, a metallic plate 6 is laced upon tie concave inner side of the co lar frame and said plate is secured to the members 2 by means of clips 7 and 8, Fig. 3, said clips being formed from the blank shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The clip 7 is roughened upon its inner surface, as at 8, and the opposite side edges are bent around the arms 4, as at-9, and provided with a'tongue 10 which is bent around a cross bar 11 which connects the two hame braces 12 formed integral with the arms 4, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3. The clip 7 is rivetec at 13 to the plate 6 between the arms 4. The clip 8 is also provided with a rough ened surface and is bent around the arm 4, as at 9, in a manner similar to the bent portions 9 of the clips 7. It is to be noted that some of themenibers 2 are provided with hame braces 12,'while the others extend outward to form a support for the hame a, shown in dotted lines in Figs. 3 and 8. The collar frame is formed in two sections hinged together at the upper ends, as at 14, while the lower ends of said sections are connected by a hinge 15, said hinge being secured at one side to the strip 6 by means of rivets 16, as shown in Fig. 7, the opposite member of the hinge 15 being secured to a plate 17 which extends under the opposite strip 6. A metal loop 18 is secured to the plate 6 to hold the plate 17 in place against lateral movement. A pad I), rovided with hooks 19 to engage the Wire 1, 18 held in osition against the convex side of the wire frame of the collar by means of fasteners 20 which pass through the inner layer of the pad and extend through the perforations 21 in the double washer 22, shown in Fig. 6, the connecting bar between said washers, extending across the arms 4 of the members 2 at certain oints within the length of the frame to holr f the pad in place, as shown more articularly in Figs. 2 and S.

From the oregoing it will be obvious that a horse collar made in accordance with my invention, will be light in weight, well ventilated and will yield to the motion of the horse, in use, while the collar frame can be made at slight cost and will not be liable to gall the horse. I

Having thus described the invention, What I claim is:

1. The herein described horse collar comprising a longitudinal Wire extending around the outer edge of the collar, separate Wire members comprising parallel strands bent at their ends around said longitudinal wire and curved to fit the shoulders of a horse, a metal strip extending across the Wire members on the inner edge of the collar frame, metal clips riveted to the metal strips, said clips engaging the Wire members, hame braces formed on some of the Wire members, and means for holding said harne braces in position.

2. A sectional Wire frame horse collar comprising a longitudinal ire, yielding Wire members connected thereto, a strip extending longitudinally of the collar section and connected thereto by clips, said collar sections being hinged together at their upper ends, and detachably connected together at their lower ends by a hinge riveted to one of the stri s, a plate secured to the opposite member or the collar, and a loop riveted to i the opposite stri for engaging said plate,

substantially as described. I In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses. JOHN H. oRoUsn WVitnesses:

SAMUEL ODELL, HELEN M. ELLS; 

